This model year has 1,540 processed complaint reports; STEERING is the most frequently classified system at 20.1% of reports.
Federal telemetry verified ● Model-year dossier
2016 RAM 1500
Complaint-pattern analysis from publicly available NHTSA safety records.
1.0Reliability score / 10
System health index
Reliability telemetry
A normalized signal from documented incident volume and NHTSA crash or fire report flags.
Documented incidents1,540
Reports with crash / fire flags126
Flagged-report share8.18%
Primary reported systemSTEERING
Crash and fire flags identify how a complaint was recorded by NHTSA. They do not establish that a reported component caused the event.
Data-based buyer guidance
Research carefully
Review the underlying reports, recall status, and service history before making a vehicle-specific decision.
Available adjacent years span 873–1,540 reports. This year has more reports than 2017.
Before you buy
- Check open recalls using the vehicle identification number (VIN).
- Review the linked NHTSA reports for symptoms that match the vehicle you are considering.
- Ask for maintenance records and arrange an independent pre-purchase inspection.
This is a statistical research aid, not a mechanical diagnosis, failure prediction, or recommendation to buy or avoid a vehicle.
Component analysis
Most frequently reported systems.
STEERING309 documented reports
20.1%ENGINE291 documented reports
18.9%SERVICE BRAKES279 documented reports
18.1%POWER TRAIN202 documented reports
13.1%ELECTRICAL SYSTEM192 documented reports
12.5%FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM190 documented reports
12.3%OTHER / UNSPECIFIED129 documented reports
8.4%VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL111 documented reports
7.2%FUEL SYSTEM90 documented reports
5.8%DIESEL80 documented reports
5.2%Show all 31 reported components
SUSPENSION67 documented reports
4.4%ENGINE / ENGINE COOLING61 documented reports
4.0%AIR BAGS47 documented reports
3.1%STRUCTURE36 documented reports
2.3%HYDRAULIC31 documented reports
2.0%FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE21 documented reports
1.4%EXTERIOR LIGHTING18 documented reports
1.2%WHEELS14 documented reports
0.9%SEAT BELTS13 documented reports
0.8%LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES11 documented reports
0.7%TIRES8 documented reports
0.5%GASOLINE7 documented reports
0.5%ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)7 documented reports
0.5%AIR5 documented reports
0.3%VISIBILITY/WIPER5 documented reports
0.3%EQUIPMENT3 documented reports
0.2%BACK OVER PREVENTION2 documented reports
0.1%SEATS2 documented reports
0.1%TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM1 documented reports
0.1%VISIBILITY1 documented reports
0.1%PARKING BRAKE1 documented reports
0.1%What the data says
STEERING is the most frequently classified component, appearing in 20.1% of complaint reports in this dataset. This 2016 RAM 1500 has 1,540 complaint reports in the records we have processed. One report can be classified under more than one component, so component shares do not add up to 100%.
Compare model years
These nearby model years have 2017: 873 reports. Complaint totals are not failure rates and should be read with vehicle age, sales volume, and reporting patterns in mind.